Salt and pepper shaker.



PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907.

T.-J. BRANNON. SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

APPLICATION FILED 00119, 1906.

THOMAS J. BRANNON, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

SALT AND PEPPER sHAkER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 19,1906- Serial No. 359,642.

To aZLrvhom it muly concern: I Be it knownthat I, THOMAS J. BRANNON, a citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in- -vented certain new and useful Improvements in Salt and Pepper Shakers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to. the accompanying drawing.

, This invention relates to certain new and useful lmprovements 1n condiment-holders;

- and the invention has for its ob'ect to provide tional view of the same.

the same.

a holderor shaker for two con iments which can be easily manipulatedto delivereither condiment.

The detail construction of my improved condiment-holder will be presently described,

illustrated, and then specificallypointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing forming art of this specification, like numerals of re erence designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which-- Fi e 1 is an elevation of my improved condiment-holder. Fig. 2 is a vertical sec- Fig. 3is a plan of Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating the shutter thereof in a shifted position. Fi 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of holder; and-Fig. 6 is a'sectional view of a part of the holder, the said view bein taken at right angles to Fig. 5. i

0 put my inventlon into practice, I provide a tubular or cylindrical receptacle 1, the upper edge of which is provided with a flange 2. Mounted in the receptacle 1 is a transverse partition 3, extending from the bottom 4' of the rece tacle to the to thereof, the bottom edge 0 the partition eing fixed in the bottom 4 of the receptacle 1, as at 5.

Hinged to the upper edge of the receptacle 1, as attiiis alid 7, comprising a erforated top 8 and si e walls 9, adapted to 1; over the upper edges of the rece tacle. The lid is provided with a depen ing auxiliary partition 10, having its lower edge bifurcated, as at 1 1, to fit over the upper edge of the partition 3. The ends of the auxiliarv partition 10 are cut away, as at 12, to clear the u per edges of the receptacle 1, and the top 0 the partition is also cut away, as at 14, to clear the lower Patented March 19,1907. 7

head of a rivet 15, mounted centrally of thelid 7 The rivet 15 serves as a ivot-pin for a' sector-shaped shutter 16, a apted to fit snugly u on the lid 7, said shutter being held thereon y a washer 1'7, interposed between the shutter 16 and the upper head of the rivet 15.- The shutter 16 is provided with a handle 18, whereby it maybe easily revolved, and to limit the'movement of the shutter 16 and correctly position the same over either of the compartments 19 and 20 I provide the lid 7 with a projeciton 21, said project on being located over the auxiliary partition 10.

wherein I reverse the construction of the 1 meeting or interlocking edges of the partitions 3 and 10, the partition 3 being ifurr cated, as at 11, to receive the lower edge 10 of the auxiliary partition 10. I believe the manner of manipulating my improved holder to refill either of the compartments 19 and 20 or obtain a condiment therefrom will be readily apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawing.

What- I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I In a condiment holder and receptacle, a partition divi the rece tacle into compartments, a Ipe orated lid ged to. the receptacle, as utter rotatably connected to sa1d lid, and an auxiliary artition carried by said lid, the lower edge 0 which engages and matches with the up er end of the partition THOMAS J BRANNON.

Witnesses: Mex H. SROLOVITZ, K. H. BUTLER.

To retain the lid 7 in a closed position, I

employ a conventional form of clascp.d 

